Belt game 4,829 · June 23, 1999 · playoffs
San Antonio Spurs take the belt
San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks 96–89 on the road to start reign 2,132 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since June 21, 1999, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
San Antonio Spurs held it for 137 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on November 7, 1999.
2,132Reign number
38Team's reign
4Defenses
137Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell | 46 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-22 | 0-1 | 8-8 |
| Allan Houston | 45 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Marcus Camby | 37 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Charlie Ward | 40 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Larry Johnson | 36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Chris Dudley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Patrick Ewing | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Brunson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan | 46 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 10-12 |
| Mario Elie | 39 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 5-6 |
| David Robinson | 36 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Avery Johnson | 43 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Sean Elliott | 40 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 4-4 |
| Malik Rose | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jaren Jackson | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Kersey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Daniels | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerard King | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).